Cover-holder for jars



(No Model.)

M. ALSTON.

COVER HOLDER FOR: JARS, MILK CANS, 650.

No. 300,935. Patented June 24, 1884.

W I'INESSES L N. vztzns, PholvLilhognphar, Washmgton. n. c.

NITED STATES ATENT FFIcE.

MATHEW ALSTON, on ADRIAN, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming, part of Letters Patent No. 300,935, dated June24, 1884.

Application filed December 6, 1883. (N0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATHEW ALs'roN, of Adrian, in the county of Hancockand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCover-Holders for Jars, Milk- Cans, and other Vessels, which improvementis fully set forth in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of my improvedcover-holder itself, lookingv at the spring from the inside of the hoop.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same, looking at the spring from theoutside. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder attached to a jar.

The object of the present invention is to provide a cheap, simple, andefficient coverholder for jars, cans, and other vessels having a coverto which such a holder is applieable; and it consists in a band or hoopformed in two parts, one end of each part of the hoop being turnedoutwardly and provided with openings to receive the ends of a spiralspring or coil, so that the hoop will be expansible, and the other endof each part of the hoop overlapping and sliding through keepers andspring secured by means of a set-screw. The hoop thus formed will beexpansible, and can be placed over the top of a jar to hold thecovering, all of which will now be set forth in de-' tail.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the jar, and B the coveringfor the top of the jar, which is composed of cloth or suitable material.

0 represents the ring or hoop, preferably made of metal and formed intwo parts or see tions. The ends D of each section are bent outwardly atright angles, as shown, and each provided with an opening, E, and one ormore. openings, 0, are also formed through the body of the hoop near theends. For the purpose of uniting these opposite ends and rendering thehoop expansible, I provide a coil-spring, F,the opposite ends of whichare threaded through the outwardly-bent ends E of the hoops O, and Ithrough the openings 0 in the hoops near said ends, where they aresecurely fastened.

It is obvious that the tension of the hoop can be increased ordiminished by lengthening or shortening the spring F,whieh can bereadily done by moving the ends of the spring back or forth in the holes0, as may be needed to accomplish the result. To further increase ordecrease the size of the hoop where it is desired to use for large orsmall jars, I arrange the opposite ends G and H so that they overlapeach other. Keepers I are provided at the end of each of these. Midwaybetween these keepers I provide a sleeve, J, having a setscrew, K, tohold the ends in position.

To apply the device, I first place over the jar-top the pliable piece B,after which the hoop G is made somewhat smaller than the top of thejarby means of the set-screw K. The hoop is then placed around the neckof the jar, as shown in Fig. 3, so that said hoop holds the piece Btightly to and around the jar. By this arrangement the same holder isapplicable to and may be used on jars or cans of various sizes for milkand other substances. It is simple, not liable to get out of order, andcan be cheaply made.

Vhat I claim as new is l. A cover-holder for jars, composed of the hoopO, the ends D of which are bent and perforated at E and at a, combinedwith a coiled spring, F,which is passed through said openings, andsecured at pleasure in either opening 0, whereby the tension of the hoopcan be increased or diminished, as described.

2. The combination, in a cover-holder, of one hoop, 0, made in twopieces, the ends of each having the angles D, and provided with openingsE and 0, and the coiled spring F, uniting the said ends, the other endsof said pieces overlapping each other and having keepers I,withset-screw K, all as set out and explained.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,this 23d day of October, 1888, in the presence of witnesses.

MATHEW ALSTON.

Witnesses:

ELIJAH HAINES, R. HAYDTEN.

